Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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oranges / eat / hardly ever / I |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
come / My parents / to help me / very often |
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Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
she / twice / me / Yesterday, / phoned |
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I / get up / at 8 a.m. / always |
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I / what to say / know / never |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
John / late / is / often |
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listen / They / can / never |
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am / usually / Something is the matter with me. I / in the mornings. / very tired |
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My parents / almost never / go on holiday |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
They / some help with the homework / need / usually |
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usually / once a year / go / I / to the dentist |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
Mike / for dinner / often / pizza / eats |
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need / I travel a lot. I / some petrol / every other day. |
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several times a year / My car / breaks down |
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it / I / five times / saw |
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Begin the sentence with SHE |
when you talk to her / rarely / listens / She |
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go / do / How / to the disco? / often / you |
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every other day / soup / have / We |
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never / your car keys / can / find / You |
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go / Do / you / every day / ? / to the gym |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
? / Kevin / always / Does / win |
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always / is / She / asking me questions |
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to the gym / three times a week / go / I |
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once a month / to the hairdresser's / I / go / usually |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
you / often / feel tired? / Do |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
Can / always / dress / in green? / I |
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day in, day out / shopping / have to go / I |
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you / at home? / Do / usually / have lunch |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
in blue / She / dresses / very often |
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help you / rarely / will / Tom / if you need it |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week